Gender Wage Gap Analysis
Throughout the years men have been superior to women in labor and in gender. It’s no surprise that even to this day men are still at a higher level than women. It is a fact that women are paid less than men by a vast amount. During the American Revolution women were mostly at home serving as house maids while men did work labor and brought home the money. In the year 1970, white men were paid 100 percent of their earnings while white women got paid 58.7 percent, there is no denying the difference in the wage gap between genders. In addition, the wage gap didn't affect gender only it affected race and ethnicity. In that same year 1970, black men got paid 69.0 percent of their earnings while black women got paid 48.2 percent, it was always men that got paid more and women left behind with barely enough money to feed a household. These percentages didn't change in any way
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for in the year 2013 white men still got paid 100 percent of their earnings and white women got paid 78 percent. The majority of society is ignorant to the fact that men do get paid more than women. Most of them call it a myth or an event that occurred years ago, yet does not exist to this day. However, this is known as the Gender Wage Gap and it is real and happening everyday in peoples lives. The Gender Wage Gap is the act of men and women working at the same job and position yet men still earning more money than a woman. It affects women majorly, especially those that have troubles or known as single mother's. Even working at well known companies as a woman, they still earn less than their male peers. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was an agreement signed by John F. Kennedy for both genders to be able to work in the same workplace and get paid the same amount of money for their work. Society would expect this act to resolve all issues having to do with the difference in wages, yet even after passing this agreement equal payment between the genders was far from happening. At the time, women got paid 59 cents for every dollar men were paid (www.aauw.org). Today, women earn 81.9 cents for every dollar a man earns (www.blogs.wsj.com). When it’s time to hand out paychecks the boss will normally tell their employees to not discuss the amount of money earned with co-workers, this is because men pay a broader difference than what women are paid. If women were to know the amount of money that their male peers are paid in comparison to what is normally given to them, women would be able to be aware and discuss it with the boss instead of having to work in the same position as their male peers and getting paid less money for it. However, society today is caught up in keeping jobs and not noticing how different payment is of the male gender than the female gender. Many argue that women choose to work at low paying jobs when there are a million jobs available for them to get paid fairly, however this isn’t the case at all for any job a female works at, the male gender will still be superior to them. For example, careers that are associated with the male gender such as computer science and engineering tend to be hostile places for women (www.huffingtonpost.com). According to www.whitehouse.gov, on average full-time working women earn just 78 cents for every dollar a man earns. In fact, even being a teacher men still get paid a higher amount than women that teach do. Being a male educator earns them about $1,096 while being a female educator earns about $956 (www.money.cnn.com). Usually when hearing such information people disregard it yet these gender wage gap has effects on a woman everyday life. The gender pay gap is even harsher on society, especially certain groups within society, such as Asians, Latinos or Hispanics, and African American Women. According to ‘How Does Race Affect the Gender Wage Gap?’, Hispanic or Latina women are paid 89 percent of what Hispanic or Latino men are paid, and only 53 percent of what white men are paid. African American women are paid 89 percent of what African American men are paid, and that number drops to 64 percent in comparison to white men. However, these numbers in comparison don't have to do with work, it has to do with education within the people. Those women that don't graduate mostly have to do with the African American and Hispanic or Latinos portion of society. Since they don't receive proper education it’s difficult for them to get a proper job where they can get paid equally. Undeterred by this fact, it's no excuse for women to get paid less than men, times have changed and both genders deserve equal payment. Discrimination between genders is a huge factor for the gender wage gap difference. Taking a look back at history, women were discriminated against men in ways that if brought up today it would be absurd, yet history is simply repeating itself. Most women want to be acknowledged for what they do, they want to be able to support themselves, and most importantly they want equality. However, how can they achieve their goals in an economy where men are still seen as superior therefore getting more money just for being the opposite gender? For example, when women work in the same job as men, working equally, men still get paid a higher percentage than women just because of their gender. Astonishingly enough, women in same-sex couples have a median personal income of $38,000, compared to $47,000 for men in same-sex couples and $48,000 for men in different-sex couples (www.nwlc.org). Women that have children in comparison with men that are married have different salaries. Married men earn about $67,900 compared to $46,800 to married mothers (www.businessinsider.com) . In addition, single mothers earn the lowest median salary at $38,200. This affects a single mothers life drastically, because now she has to support her child and having to pay bills all while putting food on the table. The gender pay gap is a real event that’s occurring all over the world at this exact moment. For Women that are busy attending colleges and universities the gender pay gap affects them harshly. Not only do they have to pay for their books, food, and home, they also have to borrow loans which they soon have to pay back. Student loan payments can consume a considerable portion of a woman’s earnings (www.nwlc.org). These women who work at the same job as their male peers are not paid equally. Since they are attending school at the same time it becomes difficult for them to balance their economy correctly due to the unfair payment they receive. Regardless of the gender wage gap mostly affecting women, it affects their families too.
According to, 'How the wage gap affects women and families', Nearly 1.4 million married couples with children relied exclusively on women’s earnings at some point in 2013, representing 5.6 percent of all married couples with children. This means that women are the ones that are working their hardest yet, due to the fact that the gender wage gap still exists it's leaving some families as close to bankruptcy. Consequently, those women that have disabilities are affected by the gender wage gap in an extensive way. Women that have disabilities in comparison with men that don't have disabilities are paid 69.5 percent when working year round, as stated in ‘How the wage gap hurts women and family’. In addition, women are paid just 80.8 percent of what men with disabilities are paid. The wage gap for these women is completely different from the wage gap that men and female have overall. Moreover, women that are pregnant face discrimination in man's eye because they don't believe they can do the same work labor as
men. Fixing the gender wage gap can make an immense difference in the economy today. If both male and female would have the chance to be paid the same amount of money in the same job most families wouldn't be having such a difficult time. In agreement with, ‘How the wage gap hurts women and families’, closing the wage gap once and for all can feed a household of four for a year and five months with more than $100 to spare. Knowing the expense that most families spend on food every year, it’s an additional reason for closing the gender wage gap. In addition, closing the gender wage gap can cut the poverty rate in half for working women, as reported by, www.thinkprogress.org. While there are many ways of closing the gender wage gap, there has to be an effective way that will maintain the gender wage gap closed for future generations to come. Raising the minimum wage can boost wages for women and help close the gender wage gap. According to, www.americanprogress.org, the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, which means someone working full time, year round earns only $15,080 a year. This isn't enough money to support a household and not enough to support a household that includes children. Moreover, allowing paid leave for both women and men can reduce the gap that is currently in the gender wage gap. As stated in www.americanprogress.org, a paid leave for both women and men would help decrease the impact of the gender wage gap by supporting the vital work of caregivers and reinforcing families’ economic security. The gender wage gap is a constant debate in society today. It is a fact that men are paid a higher amount than women because of their gender. The constant discrimination and stereotypes that exist today won’t allow a solution for the gender wage gap. Even though society is far from having equal payment between male and female workers, it can start by solving simple issues such as paid leave and the rise of the minimum wage. The gender wage gap can only be solved throughout time when male and female can finally work the same position and be paid equally.
for in the year 2013 white men still got paid 100 percent of their earnings and white women got paid 78 percent. The majority of society is ignorant to the fact that men do get paid more than women. Most of them call it a myth or an event that occurred years ago, yet does not exist to this day. However, this is known as the Gender Wage Gap and it is real and happening everyday in peoples lives. The Gender Wage Gap is the act of men and women working at the same job and position yet men still earning more money than a woman. It affects women majorly, especially those that have troubles or known as single mother's. Even working at well known companies as a woman, they still earn less than their male peers. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was an agreement signed by John F. Kennedy for both genders to be able to work in the same workplace and get paid the same amount of money for their work. Society would expect this act to resolve all issues having to do with the difference in wages, yet even after passing this agreement equal payment between the genders was far from happening. At the time, women got paid 59 cents for every dollar men were paid (www.aauw.org). Today, women earn 81.9 cents for every dollar a man earns (www.blogs.wsj.com). When it’s time to hand out paychecks the boss will normally tell their employees to not discuss the amount of money earned with co-workers, this is because men pay a broader difference than what women are paid. If women were to know the amount of money that their male peers are paid in comparison to what is normally given to them, women would be able to be aware and discuss it with the boss instead of having to work in the same position as their male peers and getting paid less money for it. However, society today is caught up in keeping jobs and not noticing how different payment is of the male gender than the female gender. Many argue that women choose to work at low paying jobs when there are a million jobs available for them to get paid fairly, however this isn’t the case at all for any job a female works at, the male gender will still be superior to them. For example, careers that are associated with the male gender such as computer science and engineering tend to be hostile places for women (www.huffingtonpost.com). According to www.whitehouse.gov, on average full-time working women earn just 78 cents for every dollar a man earns. In fact, even being a teacher men still get paid a higher amount than women that teach do. Being a male educator earns them about $1,096 while being a female educator earns about $956 (www.money.cnn.com). Usually when hearing such information people disregard it yet these gender wage gap has effects on a woman everyday life. The gender pay gap is even harsher on society, especially certain groups within society, such as Asians, Latinos or Hispanics, and African American Women. According to ‘How Does Race Affect the Gender Wage Gap?’, Hispanic or Latina women are paid 89 percent of what Hispanic or Latino men are paid, and only 53 percent of what white men are paid. African American women are paid 89 percent of what African American men are paid, and that number drops to 64 percent in comparison to white men. However, these numbers in comparison don't have to do with work, it has to do with education within the people. Those women that don't graduate mostly have to do with the African American and Hispanic or Latinos portion of society. Since they don't receive proper education it’s difficult for them to get a proper job where they can get paid equally. Undeterred by this fact, it's no excuse for women to get paid less than men, times have changed and both genders deserve equal payment. Discrimination between genders is a huge factor for the gender wage gap difference. Taking a look back at history, women were discriminated against men in ways that if brought up today it would be absurd, yet history is simply repeating itself. Most women want to be acknowledged for what they do, they want to be able to support themselves, and most importantly they want equality. However, how can they achieve their goals in an economy where men are still seen as superior therefore getting more money just for being the opposite gender? For example, when women work in the same job as men, working equally, men still get paid a higher percentage than women just because of their gender. Astonishingly enough, women in same-sex couples have a median personal income of $38,000, compared to $47,000 for men in same-sex couples and $48,000 for men in different-sex couples (www.nwlc.org). Women that have children in comparison with men that are married have different salaries. Married men earn about $67,900 compared to $46,800 to married mothers (www.businessinsider.com) . In addition, single mothers earn the lowest median salary at $38,200. This affects a single mothers life drastically, because now she has to support her child and having to pay bills all while putting food on the table. The gender pay gap is a real event that’s occurring all over the world at this exact moment. For Women that are busy attending colleges and universities the gender pay gap affects them harshly. Not only do they have to pay for their books, food, and home, they also have to borrow loans which they soon have to pay back. Student loan payments can consume a considerable portion of a woman’s earnings (www.nwlc.org). These women who work at the same job as their male peers are not paid equally. Since they are attending school at the same time it becomes difficult for them to balance their economy correctly due to the unfair payment they receive. Regardless of the gender wage gap mostly affecting women, it affects their families too.
According to, 'How the wage gap affects women and families', Nearly 1.4 million married couples with children relied exclusively on women’s earnings at some point in 2013, representing 5.6 percent of all married couples with children. This means that women are the ones that are working their hardest yet, due to the fact that the gender wage gap still exists it's leaving some families as close to bankruptcy. Consequently, those women that have disabilities are affected by the gender wage gap in an extensive way. Women that have disabilities in comparison with men that don't have disabilities are paid 69.5 percent when working year round, as stated in ‘How the wage gap hurts women and family’. In addition, women are paid just 80.8 percent of what men with disabilities are paid. The wage gap for these women is completely different from the wage gap that men and female have overall. Moreover, women that are pregnant face discrimination in man's eye because they don't believe they can do the same work labor as
men. Fixing the gender wage gap can make an immense difference in the economy today. If both male and female would have the chance to be paid the same amount of money in the same job most families wouldn't be having such a difficult time. In agreement with, ‘How the wage gap hurts women and families’, closing the wage gap once and for all can feed a household of four for a year and five months with more than $100 to spare. Knowing the expense that most families spend on food every year, it’s an additional reason for closing the gender wage gap. In addition, closing the gender wage gap can cut the poverty rate in half for working women, as reported by, www.thinkprogress.org. While there are many ways of closing the gender wage gap, there has to be an effective way that will maintain the gender wage gap closed for future generations to come. Raising the minimum wage can boost wages for women and help close the gender wage gap. According to, www.americanprogress.org, the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, which means someone working full time, year round earns only $15,080 a year. This isn't enough money to support a household and not enough to support a household that includes children. Moreover, allowing paid leave for both women and men can reduce the gap that is currently in the gender wage gap. As stated in www.americanprogress.org, a paid leave for both women and men would help decrease the impact of the gender wage gap by supporting the vital work of caregivers and reinforcing families’ economic security. The gender wage gap is a constant debate in society today. It is a fact that men are paid a higher amount than women because of their gender. The constant discrimination and stereotypes that exist today won’t allow a solution for the gender wage gap. Even though society is far from having equal payment between male and female workers, it can start by solving simple issues such as paid leave and the rise of the minimum wage. The gender wage gap can only be solved throughout time when male and female can finally work the same position and be paid equally.